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jrgg9006
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I'm married. My wife works for a company in mexico and gets paid in mexico. She doesn't have a SSN or Tax ID. Do we file together? Thanks!

 
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I'm married. My wife works for a company in mexico and gets paid in mexico. She doesn't have a SSN or Tax ID. Do we file together? Thanks!

If you are a US citizen or US resident and your spouse does not have a Social Security number or an ITIN and you are not applying for an ITIN with the tax return then you can only file your tax return as Married Filing Separately.  Where asked to enter the spouse's Social Security number enter 999-88-9999.  You can only print and mail your tax return, it cannot be e-filed.  When you print the tax return erase the Social Security number for your spouse and manually enter NRA for non-resident alien.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for the procedure to print and mail a tax return using the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1944348-how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online

 

If you decide to file your tax return as Married Filing Jointly you must apply for an ITIN with the tax return and you would need to be providing a statement with your tax return that you want your Nonresident Alien Spouse Treated as a Resident.  See IRS Publication 54 Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad pages 7 and 8 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p54.pdf

Go to this IRS website for ITIN information - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/general-itin-information

jrgg9006
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I'm married. My wife works for a company in mexico and gets paid in mexico. She doesn't have a SSN or Tax ID. Do we file together? Thanks!

Thanks for the reply. I'm not a US Citizen. I'm from Mexico and I'm living and working in the US with a TN visa.

I'm married. My wife works for a company in mexico and gets paid in mexico. She doesn't have a SSN or Tax ID. Do we file together? Thanks!


@jrgg9006 wrote:

Thanks for the reply. I'm not a US Citizen. I'm from Mexico and I'm living and working in the US with a TN visa.


If you are not a US resident then you need to complete a Form 1040-NR.  TurboTax does not support Form 1040-NR.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for the Form 1040-NR and their Sprintax partner for the form - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/forms/help/does-turbotax-handle-form-1040nr-for-nonresident-aliens...

jrgg9006
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I'm married. My wife works for a company in mexico and gets paid in mexico. She doesn't have a SSN or Tax ID. Do we file together? Thanks!

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